Article
Fundus albipunctatus: novel mutations and phenotypic description of Israeli patients.
Molecular vision - 1 Jan 2012
Pras Eran, Pras Elon, Reznik-Wolf Haike, Sharon Dror, Raivech Svetlana, Barkana Yaniv, Abu-Horowitz Almogit, Ygal Rotenstreich, Banin Eyal
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To characterize the genetic defects associated with fundus albipunctatus (FAP) in patients in Israel. METHODS: Twenty patients with FAP from diverse ethnicities underwent ophthalmic and electroretinogram tests following the International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision protocol. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood. Mutation analysis of the 11-cis retinol dehydrogenase (RDH5)...
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